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English to English noun
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the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation |  | source: wordnet30
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the testing of an idea | | Example: it was an experiment in living
not all experimentation is done in laboratories
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a venture at something new or different | | Example: as an experiment he decided to grow a beard
source: wordnet30
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A trial or special observation, made to confirm or disprove something doubtful; esp., one under conditions determined by the experimenter; an act or operation undertaken in order to discover some unknown principle or effect, or to test, establish, or illustrate some suggested or known truth; practical test; proof. | | source: webster1913 verb
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to conduct a test or investigation | | Example: We are experimenting with the new drug in order to fight this disease
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try something new, as in order to gain experience | | Example: Students experiment sexually
The composer experimented with a new style
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To make experiment; to operate by test or trial; -- often with on, upon, or in, referring to the subject of an experiment; with, referring to the instrument; and by, referring to the means; as, to experiment upon electricity; he experimented in plowing with ponies, or by steam power. | | source: webster1913
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To try; to know, perceive, or prove, by trial or experience. | | source: webster1913
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